Housing

If you want to get a place out of campus, you'd better read this:

• West Lafayette is often more expensive than Lafayette because it is close to campus, but you probably can't get a parking permit if you live too close (less than 1.5 mile to campus).
• West Lafayette is most likely inhabited by fraternities, and undergraduate students (Purdue staff living more in the suburb), while Lafayette offers a more diverse and less campus-oriented population.
• Lafayette has a downtown with more local stores, coffee shops and restaurants than West Lafayette!
• The Bus service similarly serves Lafayette and West Lafayette however there are campus loops close to campus which are more frequent.

Here are some good resources to search for a place:

• http://tippecanoe.craigslist.org/
• http://www.boilerapartments.com/
• http://www.apartments.com/